One person died on Wednesday morning in the village of Abkair, part of the Tamsaout commune in Al Hoceima province, after landslides struck his home. The incident was caused by heavy rainfall that has affected the region since shortly after midnight. Mohamed Al Atlati, a municipal councilor in Ketama, said the area was hit by intense rainfall accompanied by strong winds in the early hours of the morning, triggering landslides and partial soil collapses, particularly in areas close to
Three women died on Wednesday morning after a house collapsed in the Bni Arouss commune, in Larache province. The collapse was caused by a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall that has affected the region in recent hours. According to local sources, the victims were members of the same family, aged between 20 and 30. They included a woman, her daughter, and her sister. Local authorities, assisted by civil protection teams, rushed to the scene after being alerted. The bodies were
Over the past year, the unemployment rate among women rose sharply by 1.1 percentage points, reaching 20.5% in 2025. These figures from the HCP are particularly alarming, as they confirm a sustained and unprecedented upward trend, despite numerous public initiatives launched over the years to curb it.
At a prestigious ceremony held in Sant Boi de Llobregat, near Barcelona, and attended by King Felipe VI, Moroccan-Spanish activist Hatem Azahari was awarded the Princess of Girona Social Award 2026. The distinction includes a financial prize of €200,000, along with a work of art. Azahari is the founder of the Joves Units del Poble-Sec association, established in 2019. The organization focuses on creating real opportunities for young people at risk of social exclusion by promoting
A total of 108,423 people across several Moroccan provinces have been evacuated as part of a nationwide preventive plan to respond to severe flooding caused by record rises in river and watercourse levels, according to the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior. The hardest-hit area is Larache province, which accounts for 81,709 evacuees, particularly in Ksar El Kebir, where nearly 85% of affected residents have left their homes, either through organized evacuations or on their
Durante una audiencia de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado estadounidense sobre la lucha contra el terrorismo en el norte de África, el senador republicano Ted Cruz insistió en que los responsables aclararan si las referencias a las amenazas terroristas en el Sahel se dirigían al Frente Polisario. Las respuestas fueron calificadas de «evasivas».
A 65-year-old man has undergone emergency surgery after a rapid transfer from Ceuta to Cadiz, following a brutal assault in Tetouan that left him with severe brain hemorrhaging. The man, a Moroccan-born Spanish citizen, is currently in the intensive care unit. His family reports that his condition is critical, particularly in the crucial hours after the surgery. According to the victim's family residing in the Iberian Peninsula, the assault took place on Sunday afternoon in Tetouan. He was
The King’s Prosecutor General at the Court of Cassation and President of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Hicham El Balaoui, has issued a circular to magistrates outlining recent regulatory changes related to check-related offenses. The document was released on Tuesday in line with the provisions of Law 71.24, which amends and supplements Law 15.95 governing the Commercial Code, and has been in force since January 29, 2026. The circular underscores «the requirement of formal
During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on countering terrorism in North Africa, Republican Senator Ted Cruz pressed officials to clarify whether U.S. references to terrorist threats in the Sahel were aimed at the Polisario Front. The responses, however, were described by as «evasive» in an otherwise heated session.
Local authorities in the Taza region began evacuating residents affected by rising water levels in Oued Rabiaa and Oued Dfali on Tuesday evening, after flooding inundated several nearby homes. The situation led to the evacuation of 23 houses in the Al Malha neighborhood, within Taza city’s sixth administrative district. In addition, six homes on Sidi Abdellah Beit Gholam Street, adjacent to Oued Dfali, sustained damage. Seven families were relocated to designated reception centers,